脊椎

Chinese

		spine; back; ridge	spine; a hammer
trad. (脊椎)		脊	椎
simp. #(脊椎)		脊	椎

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐzhuī, jízhuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ, ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zek³ zeoi¹ / zik³ zeoi¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chit-chhûi
• Eastern Min (BUC): cék-tùi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chit-chui / chek-chui
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷ciq-zoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐzhuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐjhuei
    • Wade–Giles: chi³-chui¹
    • Yale: jǐ-jwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiijuei
    • Palladius: цзичжуй (czičžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jízhuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíjhuei
    • Wade–Giles: chi²-chui¹
    • Yale: jí-jwēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyijuei
    • Palladius: цзичжуй (czičžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zek³ zeoi¹ / zik³ zeoi¹
    • Yale: jek jēui / jik jēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzek⁸ dzoey¹ / dzik⁸ dzoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zég³ zêu¹ / jig³ zêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/, /t͡sɪk̚³ t͡sɵy̯⁵⁵/

Note:

• zek3 zeoi1 - vernacular;
• zik3 zeoi1 - literary.

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chit-chhûi
    • Hakka Romanization System: jid` cui´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jid⁵ cui¹
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sit̚² t͡sʰu̯i²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cék-tùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰui⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-chui
    • Tâi-lô: tsit-tsui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: citzuy
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-chui
    • Tâi-lô: tsik-tsui
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zekzuy
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciq-zoe
    • MiniDict: cih^入 zoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiq-zoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ zø⁴⁴/

Noun

脊椎

1. spine; backbone
2. vertebra

Synonyms

• (backbone): 脊柱 (jǐzhù), 脊樑骨／脊梁骨 (jǐlianggǔ)
• (vertebra):

Dialectal synonyms of 椎骨 (“vertebra”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椎骨, 脊椎骨, 脊椎
Southern Min	Xiamen	尻脊骨
	Quanzhou	尻脊骨, 巴脊骨
	Jinjiang	龍脊骨
	Zhangzhou	尻脊骨, 龍楞骨, 透龍骨, 龍骨

Derived terms

• 無脊椎動物／无脊椎动物
• 脊椎側彎／脊椎侧弯
• 脊椎動物／脊椎动物
• 脊椎炎 (jǐzhuīyán)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脊	椎
せき Grade: S	つい Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

脊(せき)椎(つい) • (sekitsui) 

1. spine

Korean

Hanja in this term
脊	椎

Noun

脊椎 • (cheokchu) (hangeul 척추)

1. Hanja form^? of 척추 (“backbone”).